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subsp. incurvatus sensu Brenan Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell. |
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| Status: | Native |
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| Derivation of specific name: | cruentus: blood-stained |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native in Central America but now introduced and naturalized almost throughout the world. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 56. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 16. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 45. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 20. Townsend, C.C. (1988). Amaranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(1) Pages 47 - 50. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Amaranthaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 238 - 239. (Includes a picture). |